I got this Pixel 6 Pro from ebay. The seller said there were screen issues and it was about CA$200. But the issues are more than I was anticipating. Is there any hope? Or should I return?

  • a: bright white line/lines horizontally across the screen

  • c and b: cracks in the screen with black splotches behind the breaks so nothing is visible

  • screen intermittently (but often) flickers. wasn’t able to photograph.

    • It feels like the connection is loose inside. sometimes squeezing it seems to fix it temporarily. but I can’t just be squeezing the device all the time, especially with an already cracked screen.

    • it also flickers in horizontal sections. the part from the white line to the top is the most flickering and the rest of it is divided in about 4 rough sections that display in consistently

Do you think a repair could fix it? especially the loose connection issue. I could live with everything except for the flickering which is really obnoxious. but is it possible to make a repair like this without fully replacing the display?

On iFixit the display is listed for CA$300… I would probably not do this myself so add another $50-100 for labor.

It works properly otherwise; there are no dead zones for touch.

Sorry for the crappy photo, the only way I could find to take it was to use the low quality front facing camera on my laptop.

  • deFrisselle@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    The screen is broken and dying The black spots will just get bigger It needs a new screen Try returning it Then get on Swappa

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    1 year ago

    The black is screen cancer. It will spread and eventually the entire screen will be destroyed. Sorry, man. I wouldn’t ever purchase a phone with issues like that again.

    • imaradio@lemmy.caOP
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      1 year ago

      custom rom is the reason I spent so much time trying to get a pixel.

      but I am giving up on this one. next device is going to run lineage so I can have a wider variety to try to find one that works. maybe I’ll try a motorola.